A smorgasbord of agricultural technologies: farmers' choices and lessons from Chalite, Panama

Russell Slatton and Blair Orr

Development in Practice, 2008, vol. 18, issue 1, 125-130

Abstract: Patronato de Nutrición introduced a range of 18 optional agricultural technologies in the indigenous community of Chalite, Panama. Three of the technologies were adopted by more than half of the farmers surveyed, while an additional eight technologies were adopted by between 20 per cent and 50 per cent of the farmers. Farmers were more likely to adopt technologies associated with familiar crops, previously promoted by other groups, or requiring limited labour or financial resources. The article shows how development groups can quickly reduce the number of technologies promoted in order to deliver services more effectively.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/09614520701778991

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